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Prado Museum Sets New Annual Attendance Record Before Year-End

Sustained daily turnout plus a May surge pushed the museum past last year's total before the year closes.

Overview

  • As of December 28, 2025, the Prado recorded 3,479,838 visits, surpassing 2024's 3,457,057 and 2023's 3,241,263.
  • The milestone was reached with three days left in the year, reflecting an average of roughly 10,000 visits per day.
  • Free admissions accounted for 45.35% of entries, and 67.30% of visitors were from abroad.
  • May was the busiest month with 339,062 visitors, with May 3 provisionally the top single day at 17,484.
  • Published figures exclude attendance at Prado-organized external exhibitions, which exceeded 500,000 visits in 2024.